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Cop shot in Belmont during struggle with teenager armed with illegal gun, police say

By Dean Moses Posted on
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An NYPD officer is recovering from a gunshot wound he sustained while attempting to arrest an armed teenage suspect in the Bronx on Tuesday night.

At 9:31 p.m. on Jan. 18, authorities said, six uniformed police officers responded to an unruly group of youths at 2356 Lorillard Place in Belmont when a 16-year-old boy approached a parked NYPD vehicle with his hands in his pockets, according to Chief of Detectives James Essig.

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Cop shot in the Bronx during struggle with teenager armed with illegal gun, police say

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